The typhoon lasted for a full week. After it ended, the East Sea City Administrative Headquarters immediately began disaster relief and reconstruction work.
East Sea Academy, being located in the city center, suffered minimal damage, and thus reopened as soon as the typhoon passed.
Jing Shaoyu rode his bike back to the academy and found Xu Xiaoyan in the classroom.
"Brother Xiaoyu!" As soon as Xu Xiaoyan saw Jing Shaoyu, she immediately pounced on him, calling out with joyful eyes, "Did you miss me when you were at home?"
"Of course I did!" Jing Shaoyu gently stroked Xu Xiaoyan's hair and smiled.
"Liar!" Xu Xiaoyan pouted, her voice sweet, "You never even called me, yet you say you missed me. You're such a fibber!"
"Isn't it that every time I wanted to call you, I received a call from you? So you can't blame me; it just means we're on the same wavelength!" Jing Shaoyu said with a smile. His words pleased Xu Xiaoyan greatly, and her big eyes turned into crescent moons. Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, who were nearby, made gagging motions, indicating they were too full and couldn't take it anymore.
"Hehe!" Xu Xiaoyan giggled like a silver bell.
A moment later, Ye Yingluo walked into the classroom expressionlessly. She went to the podium and said in a calm voice, "Everyone, stand up and gather on the playground."
"Here it comes!" Jing Shaoyu thought, standing up and walking towards the playground alongside Xu Xiaoyan.
Once all five classes of the first grade were present, Jing Shaoyu noticed that the Dean Yu Zhen and the Intermediate Department Dean Long Hengxu appeared at the front of the group simultaneously.
"Class monitor, what do you think this meeting is about?" Wang Jinxi asked Jing Shaoyu, his eyes full of curiosity. He said, "Could it be to give us rewards?"
"Rewards? Jinxi, what are you dreaming about?" Zhang Yangzi retorted speechlessly, "Don't you know the rules of the Promotion Tournament? Only the challengers get rewards after winning. As the challenged, our victory is a matter of course. There are no rewards for winning, only punishments for losing!"
"What? How can it be like that!" Wang Jinxi said with dissatisfaction upon hearing this, "Isn't this discriminating against the strong?"
"How can this be considered discrimination? It's valuing!" Wei Xiaofeng said, "Only when you're considered strong will others think you should give way to the weak. After all, the weak are always more sympathetic!"
Wei Xiaofeng's voice wasn't loud, but the students in the new Class Two, standing next to Class One's formation, could hear it clearly. Many in Class Two cast angry glances, but Wei Xiaofeng didn't care. In his opinion, the weak deserved to be mocked.
Up front, Long Hengxu was preparing to speak. The noisy scene immediately quieted down. After Long Hengxu signaled to Yu Zhen, he began, "Today's temporary meeting for the first grade is mainly to announce something.
In light of the outstanding performance of this year's first-grade students, the academy's board of directors, after research and reporting to the East Sea City Administrative Headquarters, has decided to establish a pilot class in the first grade, selecting the most outstanding students to join and receive special training.
This pilot class is tentatively named Class Zero of the first grade and will be headed by Teacher Wu Zhangkong as the class teacher. The students for Class Zero will be selected from the existing five classes, with eight students tentatively chosen.
From Class One of the first grade: Jing Shaoyu, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, Xu Xiaoyan, Wei Xiaofeng.
From Class Two of the first grade: Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin.
In the future, if any other students in this grade demonstrate equally outstanding performance, they will also have the opportunity to join Class Zero."
Long Hengxu's words were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing a huge uproar among all the first-grade students. Everyone began to discuss it animatedly.
Class Zero of the first grade?
Could this be considered witnessing history? In the nearly thousand-year history of East Sea Academy, there has never been a Class Zero!
Jing Shaoyu wasn't surprised because he already knew about Class Zero. Xu Xiaoyan didn't care about such things; as long as she could be in the same class as Jing Shaoyu, she was happy, so she remained expressionless. Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Xiaofeng, on the other hand, had rich expressions and were all lost in thought.
In Class Two, Gu Yue still had a cold face, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were very surprised, their gazes directly turning to Jing Shaoyu with rather complex expressions.
The students felt confused and curious, while the teachers had varied expressions. Ye Yingluo, as the class teacher of Class One, and Wu Zhangkong, as the prospective class teacher of Class Zero, had learned about this matter last night. Wu Zhangkong was noncommittal about the establishment of Class Zero, while Ye Yingluo, although unwilling, was powerless to change the decision of the academy's board of directors.
As for the class teachers of the other three classes, Ye Yingrong had always been non-competitive and rather passive, so she had no thoughts on the matter. The class teachers of the new Class Five and the new Class Three were very upset. They had previously questioned Wu Zhangkong's teaching ability, but now Wu Zhangkong had been appointed as the class teacher of Class Zero, and their faces were slapped hard!
"Quiet!" Long Hengxu shouted, his sharp gaze sweeping around. Seeing that the scene had quieted down, he asked Yu Zhen in a low voice, "Dean, would you like to say a few words?"
Yu Zhen nodded, stepped forward, and said in a clear voice, "Students, I believe you must all be very curious as to why the academy established Class Zero of the first grade.
This is because the few students selected around you have far surpassed your level in terms of personal strength and realm. If they continue to be cultivated at the same level as you, it will not only put enormous pressure on you, but also bury the talents of these students. Therefore, for your sake and for theirs, the academy has decided to establish this special class, Class Zero of the first grade, both to better cultivate them and to set an example for you! The existence of Class Zero is to tell you that if you want to gain the academy's attention and shine in the future, you must put in more effort. I hope to see more of you join Class Zero in the near future and become the most outstanding students of our East Sea Academy.
Alright, dismissed. The class teachers of each class will lead their students back to the classroom for lessons. The class teacher of Class Two of the first grade will be temporarily held by Dean Long Hengxu until the academy selects a new class teacher.
Teacher Wu Zhangkong and the students of Class Zero of the first grade, please stay behind."
Amidst various envious and jealous gazes, the five classes of the first grade returned to their classrooms under the leadership of their respective class teachers. On the huge playground, only Dean Yu Zhen, Wu Zhangkong, and a few students remained.
"Children, come over here," Yu Zhen beckoned to the students and called out.
All eight students came before Yu Zhen. Although they had just been opponents on the competition stage not long ago, there were no deep-seated grudges between the children, so the atmosphere between them was still harmonious. Of course, that was if you ignored Xu Xiaoyan's wary gaze towards Gu Yue.
"Children, you are all undoubtedly geniuses, but I want to tell you," Yu Zhen said with a serious expression, "This world has never lacked geniuses, but it has also never lacked geniuses who die young! Even geniuses need to put in more effort than ordinary people if they want to become true powerhouses!
The academy established Class Zero and gathered you together in the hope of tempering your character, making you put away your arrogance, and understand that there is always someone better than you! I hope you can calm down and be honest in your conduct and conscientious in your work!
Only in this way can you live up to your talents. Do you all understand?"
"Understood!" Regardless of whether they had listened to Yu Zhen's words or not, all eight students answered in unison.
"Very good!" Yu Zhen revealed a satisfied smile and said, "Sign this agreement."
Yu Zhen flipped his wrist, and a stack of papers filled with words and pens appeared in his hand. Then, he distributed them to Jing Shaoyu and the other seven.
The eight students subconsciously took the papers and pens. Jing Shaoyu glanced at it and saw three large characters on the paper that were particularly eye-catching: Agreement.
After reading it carefully, he roughly understood the content of the agreement. To summarize it simply: I, so-and-so, voluntarily sign an agreement with East Sea Academy that I will not transfer schools before completing my studies in the Intermediate Department and Senior Department, or I will be punished.
This was a very normal agreement. After all, East Sea Academy was preparing to spend resources on them, so naturally, they did not want to end up making wedding clothes for others. However, Jing Shaoyu understood in his heart that East Sea Academy would ultimately end up empty-handed. The members of Class Zero would transfer or leave, leaving East Sea Academy with nothing but a mess.
However, it couldn't be said that there were no gains at all. Although the people were not retained in the end, East Sea Academy at least gained some fame, which could be considered as fulfilling a bit of its original intention.
"After the academy establishes Class Zero, it will increase its investment in your resources, and resources in all aspects will be tilted towards you. Therefore, the academy needs to ensure that you will always stay in the academy to study, so as not to deviate from the original intention of establishing Class Zero due to some uncertain reasons," Yu Zhen explained expressionlessly. "If there are no problems, then sign it."
Jing Shaoyu signed his name without hesitation. Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue, seeing that he had signed, also signed their names.
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